I wouldn’t characterize it as doing the community a disservice at all (once again, referencing the Doxology as I quoted above).
Which is functionally not much different to the hyperbolic strawman steronz introduced. Whatever form of words are used, its a way for the deist to shut down any opportunity for rational discussion, in favour of the deist making the decision based on their own preference dressed up as the (supposedly) unquestionable decision of their deity.
Which is fine when the decision is one personal to the deist. It’s not so great when it’s a decision that affects other people.
BTW a “deist” doesn’t believe in a personal God, just basically a creator.
JohnClay is correct. A deist would not do that.
Interesting, thanks. Reading the wiki entry it’s not quite so clearcut as you say, but I must admit I hadn’t realised the nuance at all.
Substitute “theist” for “deist” in my last post then.
Well, not all theists believe that god is standing by to provide input into their personal decisions.
I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a Jewish person “praying on” whether they should start a goat sanctuary and then claiming god signed off on their business decision. (They mght make sure that the goats didn’t push elevator buttons on Saturdays, but that’s different. )
I don’t know how many theological traditions have the idea of a “personal” deity, but it certainly isn’t all of them.
interesting church. Do you attend, too?
fwiw, there are lots of reasons women take hormones other than to avoid pregnancy. I know people who take them just to reduce monthly pain and bleeding.
My Idiot Aunt just goes “lalala”. She has been known to actually stick her fingers in her ears and say “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you!” before starting a rant on the subject of “you never back me up!”. Later when things blow up (normal, when you mix charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur) it’s always the fault of anybody but her.
The ability to deny personal responsibility is actually quite separate from belief in God(s), predestination, personal God(s) or any of that.
That’s an interesting observation. No, Judaism doesn’t have that tradition. God gave us all laws to follow, but i guess God rarely speaks to individuals, and even then, only about ethical stuff, not about who to marry or whether to invest in a goat sanctuary.
Catholicism (the religion of my youth) doesn’t seem to have that tradition either. The people I’ve seen act like that are what would be called evangelicals. I’d also possibly include Mormons and, if the OP is accurate, Pentacostalists.
The sister who broke up with that guy sent the following email to me and about 20 of her friends:
The woman had only been paraplegic for 3 years though.
Benny Hinn’s net worth is apparently $40 million: